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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 6, 1941.

Of

Dramatic Flight Carol And Madame Lupescu

Dash Over Frontier With False Passports

EX-KING CAROL OF

RUMANIA AND

MADAME LUPESCU, OUTWITTING GENERAL FRANCO'S POLICE, HAVE MADE A DRAMA- TIC ESCAPE FROM SPAIN.

It became known in Madrid last night that the pair, who vanished from Seville on Tuesday, are safe in Portugal, having equip- ped themselves with false passports and slip- ping out of the Andalusia Hotel, their virtual prison for the past five months.

GREEK TALKS ENDED

Mr. Anthony Eden and General Sir John Dill have concluded their series of talks with the Greek Prime Minister in Athens.

IN ALL RESPECTS,

LOGIC OR REALISM?

Commenting on the London speech of Mr. Menzies, the Austro- lian Premier, a Japan- ese Government spokesman in Tokyo yesterday said: "This time I think Austra- lia is being very fair.

"Heretofore they have discussed pro- blems with Japan only from a logical view- point, and now Mr. Menzies has indicated a readiness to ap- proach matters from a more realistic view- point."--Reuter.

They dashed across the NAZI

frontier in a high-power-¦ ed car, apparently at Ro- sal de la Frontera.

With

them in a second car were a number of persons who' had previously entered Spain from Portugal.

Before the fight they got rid

EXECUTION

IN NORWAY

Stating that the sen- of their man and maid servant tences are "revolting and out with can only evoke feelings of four big disgust and aversion," the

Swedish

them by sending clothes to be cleaned. They left behind in the hotel dogs.

A

LARGE

EIGHT-SEATER

LUXURY CAR IN WHICH THEY

BULGARIANS RESENT GERMAN OCCUPATION

(By A Reuter Correspondent)

SILENT AND SULLEN crowds of Bul- garian country folk are watching the German army move south, Bulgarian peasants are well aware that their food supply will be as much decreased as the danger of war for their country is increased, by the presence of these grim-faced veterans of the Western Front campaign.

Of seven divisions which stood ready on the other side of the Danube, at least five have now entered Bulgaria.

Overhead, Junkers 'planes con- stantly bear material southwards, while Messerschmidts are taking up new bases in southern garia.

Bul-

German police are Installed in country towns, arrogantly directing the mechanised trane- port southward.

Capital's Sandbags

were

German railway offleials strutting up and down the plat- forms at Sofia's main station when

1 left for Belgrade night.

Tuesday

BELGRADE

BRITISH

WARNED

The

British consulate. saw the fire sandbags be ing placed outside public build-in Belgrade has addressed irgs in the capital.

The average Bulgarian views a circular to all Britons in the German Occupation with Yugoslavia advising those strong distasts and remains un- who are not kept on ur- moved by German propaganda.

Most women members of REGAN THE DRIVE HAS BEEN

REUTER UNDERSTANDS] FOUND ABANDONED ON THE THAT THE CONVERSATIONS | OUTSKIRTS OF BADAJOZ.

the WERE VERY SATISFACTORY It appears they continued

drive to Portugal in a car of dif- obtained Their passports were from a foreigner in Seville,

Mr. Eden and the British dele- gation are leaving Shortly for Cairo.

Athens crowds still continue to! show the utmost enthusiasm at! the presence of Mr. Eden and General Dill, and people follow the British visitors wherever they go.

ferent make.

Fears For Life

With the exiles' escape, the press broke its silence yesterday for the first time about their presence in Spain, special editions announc- Ding the flight,

While Mr. Eden paid a final visit to the Prime Minister yes.

General terday morning, visited in a Greek hospital and a British canteen.Reuter.

Sir John Dill At Greek G.H.Q.

General Sir John Dill call- ed at Greek General Head- quarters in Athens yesterday, according to Athens radio. He was joined there by King George of Greece.-Reuter.

GERMAN TROOPS IN CASABLANCA

The presence of Ger- man troops in Casablan- ca, French Morocco, was revealed by Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Commons yes- terday..

Fears for Carol's life were ex- pressed when it was reported that a trio of Iron Guardists had left Rumania for Spain. Then General Antonescu signed decrees blocking his shares accounts and confiscating alf his property in Rumania.---Reuter.

and

Hoping To Get To U.S.

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"] The wild night dush from Spain into Portugal by ex-King Carol and Mme. Lupescu meant that the former King's mistress avert- ed possible execution Rumanian firing squad, for Ru- monia was seeking her extradi- tion for complicity in political as- sassination.

before

a

The famous lovers are believed

to be planning to continue to the United States. International

News Service,

to

the

gent business to leave the Soviet Disavowal

country, according "Social paper

The Soviet statement denounc- despatches to the official Demokraten" reports, ac-ing Bulgaria's policy has not been French agency yesterday. cording to the Norwegian published in Sofia, but the Bul-

garian Communists are Fushing staffs of the British Legation and telegraph agency, the out leaflets giving the text.

the consulate in Belgrade, and Distribution of the execution at the begin-

leaflets families of the Legation staff, are will be on a small scale, how already preparing to leave. ning of February of three

ever, for the majority of the Communists were quietly ar- Norwegians.

rected and flung into prison the night the German march into Bulgaria began.

The men were condemned to death by a German military court at Bergen fut espionage on a charge of maintaining a secret wireless transmitter and sending information about German mili- tary dish sitions.

it is feared ጸነ similar fate awaits 10 Norwegians who were

recently sentenced on a similar charge' at Haugesunci, where a further 13 or 14 Norwegians are awaiting trial, Reuter.

ITALIANS

WARSHIPS

BOMBED

Sofia prisons are now packed, while there is already a large stream of foreigners attempting to leave Bulgaria, Reuter.

U.S. BID FOR

MEXICAN ALLIANCE

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]

International News learned in Washington

Sir Ronald Campbell, the Bri tish Minister to Yugoslavia, re- turned to Belgrade on Tuesday from Athens, where he went to ace Mr. Anthony Eden,

Wide Discretion

It was learned in London that the British Minister in Belgrade has for some time had discretión to advise British subjects with no to urgent reasons for staying, leave Yugoslavia as soon as Ger-

of many starled the occupation Bulgaria.

If some British subjects are now leaving Yugoslavia they are doubtless acting on his advice.-- Reuter.

NETHERLAND WOMEN

last night that a virtual CONSCRIPTED

military defensive alliance

•

women.

British bombers attack-between the United States For the first time in 'her ed Italian warships off and Mexico will soon be history the Netherlands

the United East Indies has begun. Valona, in addition to an sought_by attack on warships at States Government.

registering

for Under the alliance, the United Chimara, according to an

compulsory service. States hopes for the right to K.A.F. Middle East com-use, Mexican naval, air and land munique issued in Cairo bases in the event of any threat yesterday.

FALSE ENTRY t

ALLEGED

of attack on either country.

The United · Statea Govern

ment is willing to help finance .the development of modern

adequate bases in Moxleo. The United States Government is also prepared to arm, fted and clothe Mexico if it should ever be [nccessary to do so in the interests

of American national defence.

Formal negotiations will be, in- augurated in Washington, shortly.

International News Service:

According to the Batavia radio yesterday registration is compul- sory for all female Dutch, sub- jeats, whether European or native, between 18 and 55, having prim- ary schooling.

Idea is to prepare women for suited tusks to which they are and which may be allotted thei in an emergency-Reuter,

BANK ACCUSES AN

EMPLOYER ·

The communique adds that on all fronts in Italian East Africa, nir support by bomber and fight- CHEUNG PUI-KAM, 27, WAS er aircraft was given to the ad-1 CHARGED BEFORE MR. G. Tvancing British troops. LOWRY THIS MORNING, WITH From all these operations two Replying to a question, Mr. But- FALSIFICATION OF A DOCU-aircraft failed to return.-Reuter. ler stated that a representative of MENT BY A FALSE ENTRY IN the German Armistice Commis- THE ROUGH CASH BOOK OF sion had been in Casablanca for THE YUE CHEONG FIRM ON some months.

NOVEMBER 14 LAST

YEAR

Led to have been paid into the

Mr. M. Fironna, manager of "the" Early In February a considerMURAT M Brown is appearing firm's account with the Bank of

Banque Belge Pour L'Etranger. "able number of German off for complainant while accused is East Asia.

The case was fixed for March Roman Catholics gers and men were reported to defended by Mr.H: A. de B. Botel-

are reminded S.A., Des Voeux Road Central, have arrived there in uniform ho, who pleaded not guilty on his 19, and bail of $2,500 was allow-that the Annual Procession of the has informed the Police that

behall. and bearing: arms.

Crose will take place at the Catho- | Chinese employee of the bank, cd, Estimates of their number vary, It was alleged that accused Detective Sergeant F. Nolan is lic Cathedral in Caine Road, on Chol Wal-lim, absconded with a

Sunday, at 4.30 p.m.

sum of $8,304, yesterday.. Mr. Butler added.-Reuter.

falsely entered an amount suppos-'Í representing the Polico,

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